Mott The Hoople
Mott the Hoople originated out of
Hereford, when Mick Ralphs, Verden Allen, Pete 'Overend'
Watts, and Dale Griffin came to London with their band
Silence. Original singer Stan Tippens got injured,
couldn't sing, and Ian Hunter answered an ad from the
band to take over. Tippens then became Mott's manager.
The band were struggling to sell records in the early '70s,
and a fan of the band was David Bowie - which was lucky
for them. He gave them 'All The Young Dudes', which
suited Hunter's over-the-top persona perfectly, and
another great anthem of theirs followed - 'Roll Away The
Stone'.
Mott were right for that early '70s era of glam
rock, but when Ralphs left to form Bad Company, the
writing was in big letters on that obligatory wall.
Spooky Tooth guitarist Luther Grosvenor replaced Raphs,
and Grosvenor was, in turn, replaced by Spiders of Mars
guitar legend Mick Ronson. Ronson and Hunter left to form
a duo, Mott the Hoople then became Mott, then The British
Lions, then oblivion...
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Paul Rance/booksmusicfilmstv.com. |
